Voting out politicians who support school closures

[Anonymous]

There is a petition circulating in DC started by a group of teachers to close schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a petition circulating in DC started by a group of teachers to close schools.

I’ve read this whole thread and I was assured that NO ONE wanted this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

Exactly. The closures are pushed by teacher unions, NOT the science.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

Exactly. The closures are pushed by teacher unions, NOT the science.

Not in VA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Voters that see no point in voting for their own party are the reason you have Youngkin.

Also do we have to have ANOTHER thread on this exact topic? There are like 5 others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

A vote driven by anger is by definition irrational.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Voters that see no point in voting for their own party are the reason you have Youngkin.

Also do we have to have ANOTHER thread on this exact topic? There are like 5 others.

Yup. OP sounds like GOP shill.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

A vote driven by anger is by definition irrational.

NP. The problem was more that people didn't vote, not that they did. Youngkin won because Democratic voters could not stomach voting for TM and just didn't vote.

You can't make people get out and vote, no matter how much you insult them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

A vote driven by anger is by definition irrational.

So voters angry about the financial crisis in 2007 were irrational. Or about Supreme Court picks? They’re all crazed, or just when it works against your team?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

A vote driven by anger is by definition irrational.

So voters angry about the financial crisis in 2007 were irrational. Or about Supreme Court picks? They’re all crazed, or just when it works against your team?

Yes, any vote driven by emotions is irrational.

A rational approach would be to evaluate candidates based on positions/policies and vote based on that.

Not just out of spite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

A vote driven by anger is by definition irrational.

So voters angry about the financial crisis in 2007 were irrational. Or about Supreme Court picks? They’re all crazed, or just when it works against your team?

It’s so dumb right? I’m angry about injustice, therefore my vote is irrational!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fortunately it's not the only issue that most DC voters care about, as most DC voters don't have kids in the public school system. So you can go ahead and cry all you want, but your one-issue self-centered voting isn't going to make an iota of a difference.

Oh, and nobody "supports" school closings.

There's a hundred thousand kids in DC schools. Those kids have a couple hundred thousand parents and grandparents. How many people voted in the last off-year mayoral primary? Maybe 60,000? It won't take many pissed off parents to throw everyone out.

And we already know school closures are going to be a huge issue because they've been a huge issue in basically every election so far this year.

There aren’t as many closet Rs in DC.

And there aren’t as many dumb a$$ people willing to believe GOP propaganda.

Parents have a right to be angry about how long schools were closed in D.C., and angry people vote.

+1

Yup. Irrational voters are the reason we have Youngkin.

Yes, keep up the name calling. What do voters know about their own lives? You know best! This attitude is why D’s lost so much ground this fall and will continue to nationally.

A vote driven by anger is by definition irrational.

So voters angry about the financial crisis in 2007 were irrational. Or about Supreme Court picks? They’re all crazed, or just when it works against your team?

Yes, any vote driven by emotions is irrational.

A rational approach would be to evaluate candidates based on positions/policies and vote based on that.

Not just out of spite.

Maybe we could get some sort of check at the voting booth to ensure people are rational before voting?